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Posted by Sherri Gardner Howell | Dec 22, 2021 | Archives, Blount, Sherri Gardner Howell | 0
In the middle of Christmas chaos last week, I got an overwhelming desire to “waste an hour.” Wasting an hour was something my mother introduced when I was much too young to understand the whys and hows and, yes, the...
Read MorePosted by Sherri Gardner Howell | Dec 8, 2021 | Archives, Blount, Sherri Gardner Howell | 0
One of my favorite classes when I was a student at the University of Tennessee was a speech class. Yes, part of the allure was that it combined two of my favorite things: writing and talking. And not just “talking,” but speaking...
Read MorePosted by Sherri Gardner Howell | Dec 1, 2021 | Archives, Blount, Sherri Gardner Howell | 0
I love milestone birthdays, especially when I’m not the one getting older. My grandson Cohen turned Sweet 16 on Thanksgiving Day, which doesn’t seem even slightly possible. I’m sure it seems quite possible to him – and that it...
Read MorePosted by Sherri Gardner Howell | Nov 24, 2021 | Archives, Jefferson, Sherri Gardner Howell | 0
This Thanksgiving week has been filled with a heart-tugging mix of sadness and gratitude. At the peak of the sorrow this week for me is the death of my friend and co-worker, Louise Durman. I was a 21-year-old clueless college...
Read MorePosted by Sherri Gardner Howell | Nov 17, 2021 | Archives, Blount, Sherri Gardner Howell | 0
New York City! I have a long history with NYC – mostly childhood dreams of living there as an adult. Living there hasn’t happened nor has working for the New York Times, but I did finally get to visit New York some years ago,...
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